I was looking to add quietness to my Crosman 1377 and 1322 pistols and came across some 3-D printed silencers made by Buck Rail, that didn't cost a lot. So, I bought two 3-D printed silencers. Each one came in two pieces, something to fit onto the end of the barrel, and then the silencer, which screwed onto the piece on the barrel. Both silencers looked to be identical. It sure looked like what I was looking for. BUT IT WASN'T.
Neither was a good fit (both were too tight), but the one for the 1377 was flat out awful. I had installed the one for my 1322 first and only needed to use the palm of my hand to press it on. After screwing on the silencer, I shot it a few times and it was quieter. So, I was happy.
But the one for the 1377 was an awful fit, Against my better judgement, I used a rubber hammer to tap it into place on the end of the 1377's barrel. But in doing that, the barrel must have shaved up a piece of the silencer's plastic insides (I could see it, later) and the 1377 never shot accurately again – didn't even hit the target, from about 7 yards away. And It was the dickens to get it back off. Well, shortly thereafter I went to shoot the 1322 again and dog-gone-it, nothing came out. Somehow the 3-D printed silencer had interfered with that gun's pellet, too - the pellet was stuck in the barrel where the silencer adapter was sitting. I used a cleaning rod press the pellet downward and out the breech
So, I have removed both of the 3-D printed silencers and the guns are "stock" again and shooting well. Getting the thing off the end of the 1322's barrel was no problem, but getting the one off the 1377 was a pain. I ended up removing the barrel so I could get some leverage, gripping the barrel in my leather padded vise, and by using my heat gun eventually got it back off. What seemed like a good idea at the time didn't turn out to be. Both 3-D printed silencers are in the trash can, now. I'm gonna just leave the two pistols as they are.
I started this thread not to "bad-mouth" Buck Rail, because I sure liked their idea, but just to let you guys know of my experiences with these two 3-D printed silencers as they pertain to my Crosman air pistols.
Neither was a good fit (both were too tight), but the one for the 1377 was flat out awful. I had installed the one for my 1322 first and only needed to use the palm of my hand to press it on. After screwing on the silencer, I shot it a few times and it was quieter. So, I was happy.
But the one for the 1377 was an awful fit, Against my better judgement, I used a rubber hammer to tap it into place on the end of the 1377's barrel. But in doing that, the barrel must have shaved up a piece of the silencer's plastic insides (I could see it, later) and the 1377 never shot accurately again – didn't even hit the target, from about 7 yards away. And It was the dickens to get it back off. Well, shortly thereafter I went to shoot the 1322 again and dog-gone-it, nothing came out. Somehow the 3-D printed silencer had interfered with that gun's pellet, too - the pellet was stuck in the barrel where the silencer adapter was sitting. I used a cleaning rod press the pellet downward and out the breech
So, I have removed both of the 3-D printed silencers and the guns are "stock" again and shooting well. Getting the thing off the end of the 1322's barrel was no problem, but getting the one off the 1377 was a pain. I ended up removing the barrel so I could get some leverage, gripping the barrel in my leather padded vise, and by using my heat gun eventually got it back off. What seemed like a good idea at the time didn't turn out to be. Both 3-D printed silencers are in the trash can, now. I'm gonna just leave the two pistols as they are.
I started this thread not to "bad-mouth" Buck Rail, because I sure liked their idea, but just to let you guys know of my experiences with these two 3-D printed silencers as they pertain to my Crosman air pistols.
